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USGS iscgem885918

6 Feb 1957, 20:34

35 km S of Petropavlovka, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km S of Petropavlovka, Russia?

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50.291000, 105.331000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem885918
Coordinates
50.291, 105.331
Network
iscgem
Significance
620